This short story is quick but full of emotions. It is set in 1943 in a concentration camp in Germany where captured enemy soldiers are held. Two peoples hope of a future out of the horrific camp ends for one as he is led off and never seen again. It shows the hopelessness that people had felt by what they were out through. This story made sorrow for the man as he knew his fate. He knew his life was coming to an end and broke down with tears. You can only hope that the young boy is able to make it out alive through dedication. My favorite line in this story is "Yakov found his peace and freedom when he became the black smoke that rose into the cold winter air, belching out of the smokestack of the crematory." The imagery is excellent in line.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/04/133494858/freedom
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